Recycling Centre by Lydia

On Tuesday the 30^th of August Rooms four and five went to the Recycling Centre because we’re learning about caring for our environment. When we got there we had to put on yellow vests so people could see us.       

After that we walked until we got to some stairs.  “You see that green shed over there?’’ questioned Briony.  “Yes,’’ Everyone said.  “That is the MRF,’’ Briony announced. She explained how it worked and what happens. There are twenty nine conveyer belts that all the recycling goes though. We saw paper, milk bottles, cans and glass. After the cans, glass and paper goes though the conveyer belts they fall into a cage. The cans get squashed into a cube of metal and the paper gets taken somewhere else to get squashed down.

After she explained, we went inside. The noise was loud. Some people cover their ears but we got used to it. We looked around for a while, then we got into the cars and drove to the compost heaps. I was with Carl, Ben, Carolyn and Michael.

We got out of the cars and everyone blocked their noses because the smell was disgusting. We looked at the compost heaps and they smelt like dead rats. After that Briony showed us a big machine that takes covers on and off the compost heaps. She told us how it worked and most of us were amazed. We walked round the corner and Briony showed us the air vents that the cold air comes out and into of from the compost heaps. Everyone bent down to feel the cold air. After that we had time to ask questions and about ten minutes later we had to leave because it was almost three o’clock.

 We walked back to where the cars were parked got in and drove back to school.

I would like to go to the Recycling centre again because it was fun.

By Lydia   

This is the cans all squashed down to a square.